Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips for Venezuela vs. Canada at Copa America 2024
Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips for Venezuela vs. Canada at Copa America 2024
A shocking winner of Group B, Venezuela faces Canada in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Copa America. Whoever wins here will make a massive success, for some totally unexpected. While we expected Canada at this stage, we couldn’t foresee the Venezuelans ending the group phase with three wins. That surprised much better football pundits than us. And we are one of the best on the web.
Venezuela
So, here’s the deal, Venezuela played five straight games before the Copa America, which they couldn’t win. As soon as the tournament started, they exploded and took nine points in the group stage, beating Ecuador 2-1, Mexico 1-0, and Jamaica 3-0.
We thought the team would ease up against the Jamaican unit, yet that didn’t happen. La Vinotinto was furious in the second 45 minutes against the Reggae Boyz, dismantling them into pieces and confirming its excellent form.
They now ride a massive swing and have the highest possible morale coming into the event against the Canadians, who seem like rivals they can compete with and win as well.
Canada
Les Rouges has been modest so far. Even though this unit reached the elimination stage, we can’t say they met the expectations and had performances near those at the World Cup in Qatar. Back then, this team was fantastic, even though they failed to advance from the group stage.
They are experiencing massive problems in the attack, scoring only one goal in the past five meetings. That’s a massive bust for Jesse Marsch, who should have upgraded the game because everyone considered him the person who would take Canadian football to another level.
After losing to Argentina in the opening match, 2-0, Canada defeated Peru, 1-0, and then played without goals against Chile. Overall, they have only one win in the last five games, counting the friendlies and we can’t say anything positive about Les Rouges’ current form.
Venezuela: Romo; Gonzalez, Ferraresi, Osorio, Navarro; Martinez, Herrera; Savarino, Casseres, Soteldo; Rondon
Canada: Crepeau; Johnston, Bombito, Miller, Laryea; Osorio, Eustaquio; Buchanan, David, Davies; Larin
There weren’t too many games between Venezuela and Canada, only two so far, both friendlies. The first was in 2007, with the game ending 2-2, while the second took place in 2010 and ended 1-1. In both of them, Venezuela was the host.
Canada is really an enigma for us because we still expect to see them playing like at the World Cup, yet that isn’t happening. On the other hand, we can’t adjust to the fact that the Venezuelans are posting results like these, and even though we watched them, it still seems untrue. We will pick them to advance to the next stage here solely because Canada has problems in the attack and isn’t able to score.
Our verdict: Venezuela to advance